Install and run a virtual environment in python
It installs a virtual environment in python which helps in working with different versions of the packages, it helps avoiding broken permissions and conflicting behaviour with the system package manager.
- 1OcfTTw2DzJEyNfnsyV7zStep 1: Install Python and its package manager pip
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Step 1: Install Python and its package manager pip
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.Before installing a virtual environment, make sure Python and its package manager pip is installed on your system.
inputsoutputssudo apt-get install python3-pipcopied1 - 2lZDjzRLsbxCwJqMwDhR2Step 2: Install virtualenv package
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Step 2: Install virtualenv package
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.To create a virtual environment, you need to install the virtualenv package.inputsoutputspip install virtualenvcopied2 - 3EGLAjOOoEawxm3C8eR2iStep 3: Create a virtual environment
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Step 3: Create a virtual environment
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.Create a new virtual environment using the virtualenv command and give it a name of your choice.
inputsoutputsvirtualenv <env_name>copied3 - 4Xhotwe8sLib6ldA6i2QaStep 4: Activate the virtual environment
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Step 4: Activate the virtual environment
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.To start using the virtual environment, activate it.
inputsoutputssource <env_name>/bin/activatecopied4 - 5V7cJYX68DBpn3nbSIs2bStep 5: Verify the virtual environment
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Step 5: Verify the virtual environment
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.Check if the virtual environment is activated and working correctly. which command shows the location of python installed in the virtual environment.
inputsoutputswhich python3 python3 --versioncopied5 - 6bppPotzVUqZhv1bjPj8AStep 6: (Safety check) Make virtual environment required for pip to install packages
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Step 6: (Safety check) Make virtual environment required for pip to install packages
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.To avoid polluting your system environment by mistake add the require_virtualenv attribute as True in pip's config file with global behaviour. To look at the contents of pip's config file (cat ~/.pip/pip.conf OR cat ~/.config/pip/pip.conf).
inputsoutputspip config set global.require_virtualenv Truecopied6- 6.1fFDsTpqkfsHihVBbTdRFTo check the pip's configuration file for require_virtualenv attribute to be true
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To check the pip's configuration file for require_virtualenv attribute to be true
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.This task is to observe whether the require_virtualenv is True or not.
inputsoutputspip config debugcopied6.1 - 6.2DF5SCo00odv2UxEEPAWUTo list all packages installed in the environment
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To list all packages installed in the environment
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.This task lists all the installed packages in a virtual environment.
inputsoutputspip list --localcopied6.2
- 7Q6Hdx6odctPWk0WjXtjdStep 7: Deactivate a virtual environment in python
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Step 7: Deactivate a virtual environment in python
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.This task deactivates or logs out of the virtual environment.
inputsoutputsdeactivatecopied7 - 8JCxt9QB0UyCV01DBE0tUStep 8: Remove the virtual environment in python
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Step 8: Remove the virtual environment in python
There was a problem that the LLM was not able to address. Please rephrase your prompt and try again.This task removes the virtual environment directory from the file system.
inputsoutputsrm -r <env_name>copied8